Jason Haas

Yesterday at #TablasCreek we petitioned the TTB to get #Muscardin recognized as the 348th grape in the federal register. This will be the 8th grape (after Grenache Blanc, Counoise, Picpoul Blanc, Bourboulenc, Vaccarese, Terret Noir, and Picardan) which we've sent in. That's about 10% of all the new grapes recognized since 1996!

In this week's blog post, I dove into why we have to do this, what the process entails, and why we're excited about this obscure #Rhone #grape.

https://tablascreek.typepad.com/tablas/2023/02/petitioning-ttb-recognize-muscardin-14th-and-final-chateauneuf-du-pape-grape-in-beaucastel-collection.html

Petitioning the TTB to recognize Muscardin: the 14th and final Chateauneuf du Pape grape in the Beaucastel Collection

This week we are filing a petition to recognize Muscardin for use as a grape variety name on wine labels in the United States. The petition, ready to go out today, includes a letter of support from the Assistant Director...

Tablas Creek Vineyard Blog
Feb 24, 2023 at 7:34pmWeb
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@jasonchaas Thanks for sharing all this, Jason! It will make it a bit easier to get organized for the next time we have to petition for a grape name. And after seeing some of the super-strange names TTB has approved, I would think this will sail through, too.